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7415833 Control system for icemaker for ice and beverage dispenser  
A control system for an icemaker for an ice/beverage dispenser is responsive to both a sensed level of ice in an ice bin of the dispenser and to a customer ice usage profile to operate the icemaker...
7401470 Water supply control apparatus for ice maker and method thereof  
There is provided a water supply control apparatus for an ice maker and method thereof. In the apparatus and method, an ejector pushes out ice, a sensor detecting portion is formed on the ejector,...
7350369 Ice maker for refrigerator  
An ice maker for a refrigerator/freezer having a control module for more reliably driving a rotatable ice ejector for removing ice bodies from a mold of the ice maker and for refilling mold...
7343749 Method of operating auger ice-making machine  
A method of operating an auger ice-making machine having a refrigeration casing, an auger screw rotatably disposed inside the casing and feeding, while scraping, the ice frozen on an inner wall...
7340905 Refrigerator and method of making shaved ice  
A refrigerator and a method of making shaved ice by controlling a period during which ice is fed into an ice-shaving compartment, thereby preventing ice from overflowing the ice-shaving compartment...
7281386 Residential ice machine  
An automatic ice making machine includes a refrigeration system comprising a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator and an expansion device; a water system comprising an ice forming surface in...
7260947 Air conditioning system operating on vehicle waste energy  
A waste energy-based vehicle air conditioning system includes efficient compression driving means coupled to refrigeration means. In one implementation, the compression driving means includes a...
7216499 Refrigerator and icemaker for the refrigerator  
An icemaker for a refrigeration device contains a refrigerant circuit and an ice container that is located in a subassembly housed in a refrigeration compartment of the refrigeration device. The...
7204091 Maintenance and cleaning for an ice machine  
An ice-making machine and method of maintaining and cleaning an ice-making machine are provided. The ice-making machine has predictive maintenance and cleaning. Operational conditions of the...
7194868 Multiple ice making decision method and operation method for automatic ice making machine  
Multiple ice making is determined according to a time needed for an ice making step or a change in time in which a refrigerant temperature drops. An ice making machine alternately repeats an ice...
7131280 Method for making ice in a compact ice maker  
A method of making ice cubes in a compact ice maker by setting a freeze time based on the determined volume of a mold for the ice maker.
7100379 Water supply control apparatus and method for ice maker  
A water supply control apparatus and method for an ice maker, in which an amount of supplied water is controlled so as to supply an accurate amount of the water to an ice tray. The method includes...
7062925 Method of operating auger icemaking machine  
A method of operating an auger ice-making machine having a refrigeration casing, an auger screw rotatably disposed inside the casing and feeding, while scraping, the ice frozen on an inner wall...
6988373 Method for operating automatic ice-making machine  
When refrigerant shortage has occurred, a failsafe operation, for example, for stopping an ice-making operation is carried out to thereby suppress wasteful electric power consumption and prevent an...
6951113 Variable rate and clarity ice making apparatus  
The icemaker presented here may use a microcontroller, and solid state refrigeration and heat transfer elements to create ice cube qualities ranging from “clear ice” to “fast ice” in a...
6705091 System and method for controlling ice size of ice maker  
A system for controlling ice size of an ice maker comprises: an ice size controlling means for controlling a size of ice which will be frozen in an ice maker; an ice size displaying means for...
6601399 Ice making machine  
An ice making machine in which upon starting of an ice making operation, a water level detecting switch starts measurement, and a water-supply-stop time T1 is compared with a reference time T2....
6523355 Ice cube apparatus  
Ice cube apparatus for the production of ice cubes, comprising a water reservoir with a filling opening, which can be filled with a desired amount of water, an ice cube tray, which is separate from...
6519961 Flake ice machine  
A flake ice machine and a method for the monitoring of a flake ice machine are disclosed. On opening the water inlet valve a clock is started and, after a certain filling time, the water inlet...
RE37696 Water cooler  
A water cooler having a container with a reservoir for storing water has a thermoelectric module operable to cool a conductor plate and form ice in the reservoir. A temperature sensor connected to...
6381975 Ice dispenser  
Disclosed is an ice dispenser in which an agitating device ( 11 ) is operated only when necessary to thereby prevent ice cubes in an ice storage vessel ( 18 ) from sticking together, allowing ice...
6349550 Ice transformation detection  
An ice tray is filled with water and exposed to freezing temperature in a freezer. The freezing temperature is measured and integrated over time to obtain a monitoring parameter. The parameter is...
6324855 Proximity ice level detector, proximity detector assembly and methods  
A proximity ice level detector detects a full ice level state of ice made and dispensed by an ice maker into an ice bin and includes a proximity sensor and a controller. The proximity sensor is...
6301908 Apparatus and method for making and dispensing ice  
An ice making device including a control system to regulate the dispensing of manufactured ice to a hopper for subsequent dispensing into a container such as a cup. The control system senses a low...
6276146 Method for controlling the purified water passage of a refrigerator with a water purifying filter  
A method for controlling the purified water passage of a refrigerator with a water purifying filter is disclosed. The refrigerator has a first valve for controlling water supply to the water...
6148621 Domestic clear ice maker  
An ice maker in which a non-metallic shroud surrounds the metal evaporator plate and has a continuous bulbous edge that engulfs the edges of the plate. The shroud further includes a roof disposed...
6109043 Low profile ice maker  
The present invention comprises a low height ice maker designed primarily for use in under counter applications. An ice retaining bin includes a top end opening covered in part by a top panel and...
6092374 Refrigerator ice-maker water supply apparatus and method thereof  
An ice maker of a refrigerator having an ice tray for supplying water and a water supply valve for supplying water to the ice tray, wherein a water supply control apparatus comprises: a water...
6000228 Clear ice and water saver cycle for ice making machines  
A reverse cycle defrost or water defrost type ice-maker refrigeration system includes a programmable controller which initiates a freezing cycle in which water is pumped for application to the...
5901561 Fault restart method  
A fault restart routine for an icemaker having a microprocessor-based system controller. The fault restart routine provides at least a limited number of attempts at automatically restarting the...
5839286 Method for protecting an ice maker from operation failure  
An ice making mechanism includes a tray for receiving water to be frozen into ice bodies, a sensor for determining whether the water is frozen, to initiate an ice-ejecting mode, a motor for...
5829263 Method for controlling water supply of automatic ice maker in refrigerator and water supply device employing the same  
A method for controlling water supply in an automatic ice maker comprises the steps of establishing a table for a water supply time versus a non-load current; starting a timer for measuring the...
5829257 Methods and systems for harvesting ice in an ice making apparatus  
A first method of harvesting ice in an ice making apparatus comprises steps of initiating a harvest operation, monitoring a parameter of the harvest operation, and terminating the harvest operation...
5794451 Method for controlling an ice-ejecting mode of an ice maker  
An ice making mechanism includes a tray for receiving water to be frozen into ice bodies, a sensor for determining whether the water is frozen, to initiate an ice-ejecting mode, a motor for...
5697222 Methods and apparatus for determining when a water reservoir in a refrigerator needs refilling  
An ice making tray in a refrigerator is connected by a pump to a water reservoir located in the refrigerator. Once ice has been ejected from the tray and into a bin, the pump is activated for a...
5400614 Frozen dessert apparatus  
Equipment and a process for volumetric filling of novelties with soft frozen desserts is disclosed.
5325679 Electric control apparatus for auger type ice making machine  
When an upper limit float switch Fu is closed after a lower limit float switch Fl is closed according to a rise of the level of water in a water tank 60, a solenoid water valve WV is closed and...
5291747 Electric control apparatus for ice making machine  
An electric control apparatus for an ice making machine includes an initial water supply cycle control device for opening a water valve for a predetermined time, and a water level sensor mounted...
5163300 Temperature-responsive controller for regulating ice production in a refrigerator unit  
An automatic ice maker in an ice making compartment of a refrigerator includes an ice tray placed in the ice making compartment, a temperature sensing element for sensing the temperture of the ice...
5159818 Apparatus for preparing a semi-frozen confection  
An apparatus for preparing a semi-frozen confection of the present invention has a freezing cylinder for main ingredient of the semi-frozen confection, and a syrup refrigerating cylinder installed...
5158506 Ice-cream manufacturing apparatus and refrigeration controller therefor  
A refrigeration controllere for use with an apparatus for manufacturing soft-ice-cream and the like by beating and refrigerating at a preset temperature an ice-cream mix supplied from a hopper into...
5142878 Auger type ice making machine  
An auger type ice making machine having an evaporator housing vertically arranged above an ice storage bin, an auger mounted for rotary movement within the evaporator housing, an electric motor in...
5105632 Refrigeration system having liquefied refrigerant control  
In a refrigeration system in the form of a refrigerant circulation circuit, a first valve is disposed within a bypass circuit of the circulation circuit for being opened to supply therethrough the...
5090210 Control system for ice making apparatuses  
An ice making apparatus includes a refrigeration means having ice making chambers and repeats ice making cycles that involve refrigeration processes to freeze water supplied in the ice making...
5035118 Automatic ice making machine  
Disclosed is an automatic ice making machine having an ice making section equipped with an evaporator connected to a freezing system, a system for feeding a water to be frozen to said ice making...
RE33612 Ice maker system  
A timing mechanism controls various functions of an ice maker through cams carried on a camshaft. A harvest rake that removes ice from a receptacle is coupled to the camshaft to be rotated thereby....
4986083 Freezer machine  
In a freezer machine having a refrigeration system in the form of a circulation circuit including a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator coil arranged for thermal exchange with a freezing...
4986081 Electric control apparatus for auger type ice making machine  
An electric control apparatus for an auger type ice making machine having an auger mounted for rotary movement within an evaporator housing to which water is supplied from a water tank to cause ice...
4982574 Reverse cycle type refrigeration system with water cooled condenser and economizer feature  
A novel apparatus for harvesting ice from an ice maker is disclosed. A refrigeration system having a hot gas bypass valve and a water cooled condenser is used to make ice. A programmable controller...
4932216 Electric control apparatus for ice making machine  
In an ice making machine having a water plate pivotally supported by a support shaft in such a manner that the water plate is raised to an ice making position just below an ice forming evaporator...
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